Faculty artist Mitra Sadeghpour will present an art song recital with pianist Serena Hou. Sadeghpour will appear with faculty artists Cayla Bellamy, bassoon, Morgan Horning, soprano, and Ann Bradfield, saxophone. Repertoire will include works by Cécile Chaminade, Richard Strauss, Lori Laitman and Irving Berlin. This event is free and open to the public.

School of Music faculty artist Amanda McCandless will present a clarinet recital. McCandless will be assisted by faculty artists Cayla Bellamy, bassoon, and Heather Peyton, oboe. The tro will be performing Nancy Cobb's Suite for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon. McCandless will also be performing works for clarinet and electronics. This event is free and open to the public.

Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a recent college graduate (who just happens to be a puppet) and his search for his life’s great purpose. Since Princeton was an English major, he struggles to find work, and ends up renting an apartment on Avenue Q; the only neighborhood he can afford. There he meets some of the most interesting people, and puppets, and monsters that a struggling young person could ever encounter. Together they explore topics like the true meaning of a mix-tape, what the internet is really for, racism, and what to do when life seems too overwhelming and hard. Avenue Q received the Tony Award for Best Musical when it opened on Broadway and is an audience favorite around the world.

Under the direction of UNI percussion faculty Randy Hogancamp and Matthew Andreini, the UNI Percussion and West African Drum Ensembles will offer the first of their spring concerts along with UNI’s Taiko drum ensemble Kaji-Daiko and the UNI Marimba Ensemble. This event is free and open to the public.

Members of the UNI Cantorei, Wind Symphony and Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra will collaborate under the direction of conductor John Len Wiles to present this performance as part of the Northern Iowa Bach Cantata Series. This event is free and open to the public.

Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a recent college graduate (who just happens to be a puppet) and his search for his life’s great purpose. Since Princeton was an English major, he struggles to find work, and ends up renting an apartment on Avenue Q; the only neighborhood he can afford. There he meets some of the most interesting people, and puppets, and monsters that a struggling young person could ever encounter. Together they explore topics like the true meaning of a mix-tape, what the internet is really for, racism, and what to do when life seems too overwhelming and hard. Avenue Q received the Tony Award for Best Musical when it opened on Broadway and is an audience favorite around the world.

This interactive performance brings to light the magic, politics, and ritual of an African-American Sunday dinner. A challenge to mass-mediated stereotypes of the Black family and Black life, "The Soul Food Museum" invites us to laugh, eat and share. Learned in his childhood, graduate student DeRod Taylor prepares for us his own Sunday Dinner as we navigate Black life and the power of family.

Avenue Q is the story of Princeton, a recent college graduate (who just happens to be a puppet) and his search for his life’s great purpose. Since Princeton was an English major, he struggles to find work, and ends up renting an apartment on Avenue Q; the only neighborhood he can afford. There he meets some of the most interesting people, and puppets, and monsters that a struggling young person could ever encounter. Together they explore topics like the true meaning of a mix-tape, what the internet is really for, racism, and what to do when life seems too overwhelming and hard. Avenue Q received the Tony Award for Best Musical when it opened on Broadway and is an audience favorite around the world.

This interactive performance brings to light the magic, politics, and ritual of an African-American Sunday dinner. A challenge to mass-mediated stereotypes of the Black family and Black life, "The Soul Food Museum" invites us to laugh, eat and share. Learned in his childhood, graduate student DeRod Taylor prepares for us his own Sunday Dinner as we navigate Black life and the power of family.

Under the direction of choral conductors Amy Kotsonis and John Len Wiles, this concert will feature UNI choirs including Concert Chorale, Varsity Men’s Glee Club, UNI Singers and Women’s Chorus. Visiting artist Alice Parker will also engage the audience at this unique musical event where all will be encouraged to interact and participate. This event is free and open to the public.

School of Music professor and conductor Daniel Galyen will coordinate a day-long workshop for visiting Iowa high school bands featuring Storm Lake High School, Spirit Lake High School, Algona High School, Le Mars High School and Waterloo West High School. This event is free but requires registration. Contact music@uni.edu for more information.

Visiting artist Ed Morse will present a trombone recital. Morse routinely performs throughout the southeast on trombone, euphonium and tuba and is Visiting Assistant Professor of Trombone and Euphonium at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is also Instructor of Trombone, Euphonium and Chamber Music at Daytona State College. In addition to studio teaching, he also directs the Wildcat Trombone Ensemble. Morse currently serves as second trombone in the Jackson (TN) Symphony and has performed with the Memphis Symphony, Waco Symphony and Knoxville Symphony. He has served as principal trombone of the Appalachian Brass and guest soloist with the East Tennessee Concert Band. This event is free and open to the public.

“Playing of wonderful exuberance and fire” is how The Guardian described the Elias Quartet’s performance of Shuman’s Quintet for Piano and Strings. This virtuoso quartet and their special guest Benjamin Hochman capture the energy and deep pathos of this history-making Quintet, as well as Haydn’s Quartet in C-Major, Op. 33, No. 3 (“The Bird”), famed for its light airy notes and playful joke that delights the audience. Britten’s Quartet No. 3 in G-Major (1975) features the haunting notes and contrasting keys that typified his later works. This will be a remarkable concert that provides the audience a rollercoaster ride through some of the world’s greatest chamber music.*On Stage seating will be limited.*